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A bill that would ban abortions performed for gender selection was introduced last week by a
pair of Ohio House Republicans, including Rep. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City.

The move follows a debate in the U.S. House over similar legislation that failed to get the
two-thirds support needed to pass in late May. Democrats said majority Republicans were going after
a problem that does not exist.

Grossman and Rep. Matt Lynch, R-Bainbridge Township, modeled the bill after the federal proposal
known as the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act. The bill would require medical professionals to
report any violations, and patients would be exempt from liability.

“I believe that every life is precious, and I am appalled that this practice exists in our
nation,” Grossman said. “The innocent lives being ended by this horrific and inexcusable practice
must be stopped immediately in Ohio.”